NZ TruckBody & Trailer September 2019

September 2019

DEAKIN ISUZU & ALLCRANE FASSI LIFT OFF & UP WITH JRP LTD

MCCARTHY & TATES HYVA HOOKLOADER • • • •

JOST LAUNCHES AXLES & WHEELS MOBICON MINI-STRADDLE CARRIERS MID-YEAR TRAILER MARKET UPDATE NEW TRUCKBODY & TRAILER BUILDS

RAW HAULAGE RIDES EASY ON HENDRICKSON

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NEWS Our round-up of the news and events from the truckbody and trailer scene.

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JOST ADDS AXLES & WHEELS – AND RAZOR JOST NZ takes the next steps, adding axles and Razor to its NZ line-up.

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MOBICON: MOVING UP Mobicon makes container movements easy with its Mini-Straddle Carrier.

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EASY RIDER Hendrickson’s PROMAAX and TIREMAAX PRO add luxury ride to a pair of B-trains.

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HOOKED UP McCarthy Transport’s Hyva hooklift, helping clean up skid sites.

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REACH FOR THE SKY LT Transport and Hiab/TRT combine to create one of NZ’s biggest crane trucks.

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LIFT & SHIFT Fassi’s big flyjib crane reaches for the sky aboard Deakin Trucks’ Isuzu.

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NEW BUILDS The latest builds and registrations from around the country.

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NEW REGISTRATIONS Looking at the latest round of NZTA sales and registration data.

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TBT DIRECTORY Listing NZ’s truckbody and trailer manufacturers and suppliers.

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September 2019

DEAKIN ISUZU & ALLCRANE FASSI LIFT OFF & UP WITH JRP LTD

MCCARTHY & TATES HYVA HOOKLOADER • JOST LAUNCHES AXLES & WHEELS • MOBICON MINI-STRADDLE CARRIERS • MID-YEAR TRAILER MARKET UPDATE • NEW TRUCKBODY & TRAILER BUILDS

RAW HAULAGE RIDES EASY ON HENDRICKSON

LT TRANSPORT AND HIAB BUILD A BIG CRANE TRUCK

2019: THE STABLE TABLE

This year is shaping up to be another solid 12 months for the trailer industry, and though we likely won’t see a lot of record numbers this time around, they’re still strong and promising for now and beyond.

SUCCESS BREEDS SUCCESS AND IT

supports it, so hopefully someone at

underlying

seems that barring a natural disaster

Patchell eventually sees the benefits

that’s

(touching wood) or a large order of quick

of a media and medium supporting

keeping this industry bubbling along at

builds for a rival, Patchell will claim

its brand and business. It is somewhat

its strong pace and as we head into the

its tenth straight year at number one

peculiar that the most successful trailer

final few months of 2019, we’ve got a lot of

in the NZ trailer sales market. Around

builder in NZ doesn’t support NZ’s

new and exciting builds on the way.

the time you’re reading this, roughly

number one industry magazine – it’s

Dean Evans

mid-September, Patchell should have

like McDonald’s not advertising on TV:

dean@trucker.co.nz

registered its 130th trailer for the year,

obviously we see McDonald’s branding

which puts it in line with the yearly

on TV, radio, magazines, social media

expectations of its nearest rivals. Of

and more because market leaders know

course with more than three months

that advertising and promotion creates

to go after that time, Patchell is well on

a warm and inviting relationship for

track to get close to its 2018-record of 200

new customers, and assurances and

units - 210 to be exact – which was the

a belonging association with existing

first time a kiwi trailer manufacturer had

customers.

So a special mention to those brands

eclipsed the double-ton.

There hasn’t been a lot of stories

with which we work regularly with, their

that TBT magazine has covered from

listings and ad locations are always in the

Patchell over the past year, but it’s not

back of the mag. It’s great to see such

for lack of trying – our most recent

innovation and we’re equally enthused

attempt to promote the brand was met

about showing off the units as the

with resistance, but this magazine is

builders are – and we’re privileged to

around to support the industry that

showcase the hard work. There’s an

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passion

surely

and

enthusiasm

contributing

towards

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FAREWELL It is with a little sadness that this issue of Truckbody & Trailer will be my last. As editor for almost three years, the truck and trailer learning curve has often been steep, but it’s always been fascinating. I’ve met some great people and witnessed some fantastic technical innovation, and TBT will continue to power on with the enthusiastic family here, with its parent title Truck & Driver magazine, while I head back to mainstream motoring.

So long and thanks for the great ride.

Dean Evans

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TATP OPENS 2x SUPERSTORES

TRUCK & TRAILER PARTS HAS OPENED two new superstores in Auckland and Christchurch. The new Auckland store is located at 5 Druces Road, Wiri, and contains more commercial stock on site with its warehousing. Co-located with BNT & Autolign to form the Super Store, it offers customers an easier and faster one-stop experience, covering the range of

automotive,

steering,

suspension,

light commercial and heavy transport equipment and parts.

Following a public grand opening on Thursday, September 12 from 4-9pm, with food, giveaways and specials, the Wiri location swings into top gear.

And if that opening wasn’t big enough, TATP also opened its Christchurch Super

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Store a week earlier, on Sept 5, at 66 Carmen Rd, Hornby. Similar to the new Wiri location, the Christchurch store followed a relocation, and also offers more commercial stock on site, and colocated with BNT to offer customers a similar one-stop convenience for all automotive, light commercial and heavy transport requirements.

For more on the TATP Super Stores, or other locations across the country, visit www.tatp.co.nz or call 0800 268 266.

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Based off numerous academic studies around the world and put together by Dr Glen Murphy, the Bigfoot BPC helps quantify and justify the return-on-investment of a Bigfoot CTI, allowing potential (and existing) customers to understand the benefits and calculate the ROI. The online calculator on the Bigfoot website asks a number of questions over four main steps, such as annual distance travelled, road conditions (rough, smooth), percentage of use a CTI is required, fuel cost and user consumption, number of axles, tyre cost and even number of blowouts or tyre call-outs/maintenance costs and outputs a benefit grade, a payback period and potential cost savings plus a breakdown. Click to input info

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McCURDY MAKES THE MOVE MCCURDY TRUCKS HAS A NEW HOME, and after decades of dreaming, years of planning, months of building and weeks of shifting, McCurdy’s Devon Road and Catalina Place sites have now merged into one purpose-built truck and trailer repair facility.

From truck wheel alignments, to on-vehicle alloy rim polishing, all the sites and services can be found and contacted via www.mccrudy. co.nz, or its Facebook.com/mccurdytrucks.

The new site is located at McCurdy Trucks, 72 Connett Road, Bell Block, New Plymouth.

Phone 06 769 6506, or directly to service on 06 769 8031, or parts on 06 769 8032.

The Hawera location remains the same at McCurdy Trucks, 250 Waihi Road, Hawera, 06 278

7166.

For

after-hours

emergency

breakdowns and parts, call 0508 22 55 77.

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TRT EXPANDS, AGAIN

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TIDD ROSS TODD LIMITED (TRT) HAS

truck and trailer parts locally.

moved into its new, larger premises at 6

With TRT becoming HIAB’s New Zealand

Brydone Road, Hornby, Christchurch. This

distributors

move and expansion comes 10 months

additional warehousing also allows greater

after the first TRT Branch in Christchurch

stock levels of parts and equipment for the

was established to better service its South

HIAB® range of products, including HIAB

Island customer base.

truck

loader

in

November

cranes,

2018,

Zepro

tail

the

lifts,

The new location extends TRT’s capacity

Jonsered log cranes, Multilift, and Moffett

and capability to service their growing

truck mounted forklifts. This increased

network of customers in the South Island.

stock availability will continue to support

The new, larger warehouse facilities will

TRT’s expanding HIAB sales and service

enable TRT to carry a greater variety of

network across the country .

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SIX OF THE BEST The HAMMAR 110 UL-UltraLight™ – the world lightest Sideloader in its class – works so well that TIL Logistics Group placed the first order of six for its fleet based on the impressive light tare weight, providing more payload for less fuel usage, the patented SledgeLeg™ for easy handling in tight spaces for placing a container near a wall or fence, and the SAFETY+ ™ system that monitors safe handling.

Like every Hammar, our new 110 is stable, strong and built to last and key features include: • • • •

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» the brand by which others are measured «

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JOST ADDS AXLES & JOST NZ leads the way down under with axles, and the continuing addition of new products and brands to its portfolio.

Words: Dean Evans

J

LEADING

our headquarters near Frankfurt, Germany, and

Director of JOST Australia/NZ, James Mackie,

manufacturer of vehicle connection

JOST NZ is our next step to improve our global

who has a keen interest in developing the local

systems, modules and components for

network.

operations. “The axle has been in the JOST

OST,

THE

WORLD’S

company for five years,” and we see a bright

trucks and trailers, has expanded its NZ range

“JOST has been in Australia for many years,

of transport products with the addition of its

we’ve come with a strong future and it’s all part

range of axles and wheels to the New Zealand

of us getting closer to the customers. Every

“Generally, Australia and NZ truck and trailer

transport market, as well as Razor products to

market has its peculiarities, and the Australian/

operating conditions are at the extreme of

its brand portfolio.

NZ markets are geographically so far away and

anywhere in the world, which is why all the

each market is slightly different – but each is

truck OEs are in Aust/NZ, and both [countries]

important.

are on the edge of trailer innovation in the

Following on from the opening of its brand new warehouse and office facilities in

future here,” stated Mr Mackie.

world. A lot of cutting edge thought and design

Auckland, JOST NZ launched its range of axles.

“Growth: we just want to see growth across

Present at the unveiling was JOST Werke,

all products, as simple as that,” he responded

Export & Marketing Manager Dr Paul Farthing,

to the company’s goals locally. “We’ve got a

Based in Melbourne, James’ visit to JOST

who gave his thoughts on JOST NZ: “JOST

good team here, with Kate [Bucknell] and the

NZ came with confidence in the kiwi arm:

was formed in 1952 as a family-run business,

guys, and there’s support from Australia as

“Kate’s got a lot of experience with axles, and

and we manufacture on every continent. We’ve

well.”

she knows the market very well. I have full

got about 3000 employees worldwide with

Joining Dr Paul Farthing was Managing

WHEELS & SHINE JOST NZ HAS ALSO ADDED A BRAND

9227. JOST EverShine Wheels are resistant

new series of EverShine Alloy Wheels,

to pitting, blistering, corrosion and coating

available in both Euro and American stud

breakdown, and easily cleaned with just

patterns for trucks and trailers. The Premium

soap and water. The EverShine product

Forged

low

complements the popular machined and

maintenance wheel surface-finish tested for

polished range of JOST alloy wheels

over 240 hours against corrosion to fulfil ISO

introduced into New Zealand last year.

Alloy

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Wheels

feature

a

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comes from Aust/NZ.”

confidence in the JOST NZ team.”

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WHEELS – AND RAZOR 3

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The JOST axle range includes steering axles and lift axles, with JOST acquiring MercedesBenz Trailer Axle Systems in January 2015,

R A ZO R W I R E D

making JOST one of Europe’s important said Jost NZ’s Kate Bucknell. “The Razor

manufacturers of trailer axles. Along with

THE

Mercedes truck, pusher and tag axles, JOST

officially added to JOST NZ’s line-up

product

produces the integrated DCA (Durable Compact

recently,

Razor

significantly over the last few years and it’s

Axle) series and the DSL (Durable Leaf Spring)

International announcing a change in its

exciting to be involved with this new

series of disc brake axles.

distribution arrangements in New Zealand

generation

through JOST NZ, effective August 1, 2019.

ROCKINGER products cover most truck

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Contact: www.jostnz.co.nz phone: 0800JOSTNZ – 0800 567 869

1: A Fruehauf Schmitz Cargobull unit was one of the first to run the new JOST axle in New Zealand.

2. JOST axles are available for steering and lift axles.

3: JOST acquired Mercedes-Benz axles in 2015, and has been continuing and developing the product since.

4: Left to right: JOST Germany’s Export & Marketing Manager Dr Paul Farthing, JOST Australia/NZ MD James Mackie, JOST NZ’s Kate Bucknell, Rhys Harnett, Jaco de Cock and Ray Tewi.

RAZOR with

BRAND

WAS

Australian-based

ALSO

technology

of

has

equipment.

developed

JOST

and

“With JOST as the Razor national

and trailer running gear and ancillary

distributor in Australia, it is only a natural

equipment and the Razor range gives us an

step for JOST NZ to be a national distributor

opportunity to add to the scope of what we

for Razor products in New Zealand,” said

can offer our customers.”

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Adrian Siah from Razor International.

From a management and support point of view, the Razor experience will remain unchanged during the transition to JOST NZ. “The Razor product is a great addition to our portfolio and the years of experience with the brand from within our team ensure a seamless transition for its distribution,”

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Story: Dean Evans

MOBICON: MOVING UP Container movement made a little easier, better and safer with Mobicon’s Mini-Straddle Carriers.

M

ISN’T

the transport industry and saw there was a

transporter, as it takes the container off a

always the easiest part of a job,

need for a better way to take containers off

truck in minutes, eliminating hiring costs for

but with the Mobicon Systems

trucks and trailers.

sideloaders/self-loading trailers. A Mobicon

OVING

CONTAINERS

range of carriers, there’s a new and improved

“The problem is, container handling is

can also separate transport from operations,

way to move them anywhere from a metre,

very well organised in the larger freight

avoiding the need to divert staff to unpack/

to across a dock, while doing it better and

stations

pack a container when a truck arrives.

safer and with potentially less damage.

and

the

ports;

they’re

very

efficient, but there was nothing available

The key benefits of the Mobicon Mini-

an

at the client’s end. And how do you get

Straddle Carrier are lower ground impact and

Antipodean company, with manufacture

the containers off, apart from using a side-

more stability, and offering cost-effective

in Clontarf, 30km north-east of Brisbane,

loader, which has its own issues of weight

container handling for operations to place

Australia, and while the brand has had

and cost? The side-loader is basically a

containers where they need them, when

presence in New Zealand for over a

crane, but you have to take it with you all

they need them, quickly and conveniently.

decade, its latest range offers a number

the time. So there was a gap in the market

“We’ve got the lightest footprint of

of key benefits and advantages over the

for the mini-straddle carriers, so I started

any container handler in the world, so the

competition that has allowed a reintroduction

designing that, got the first one on the road

concrete doesn’t get chewed up,” explains

of the brand into NZ, under the handling of

and the rest is history.”

Tom. “We also have hydraulic lifting only;

Mobicon

could

be

considered

Ross Easton.

The

benefits

of

the

Mobicon

are

we don’t use wire ropes, which break and need to be maintained.

The man behind the Mobicon brand and

numerous: it’s much cheaper than other

company is Tom Schults, who explains the

container handling options like forklifts,

Adds Tom: “There’s a different part of the

reasoning behind the Mobicon units: “I

reach stackers and large straddle carriers,

market that wants to buy ours. Our buyers

started 25 years ago, in 1994. I came out of

and it reduces the waiting time for the

are the smaller companies, the importers,

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exporters… those who want to take them off the trailer and move them around a bit, and somewhere between 10-400 container movements a week. Less than ten and it’s probably not financially viable; typically more than 400 might need to stack 4-5 high, and we’re not for that.” Typical customers include logistics, import/export, agriculture, defence

and

customs,

manufacturing,

ports, retail, steel and many others.

“Our biggest market is Australia, and New Zealand has been strong which is why we’re back with a much better model, based on customer feedback of what they want.

The Mobicon Mini-Straddle Carriers use a unique four-bogey, eight-point load design, plus

four-wheel

drive

and

four-wheel

steering, and cameras at the twist-locks to ensure captivity and ultimate safety.

The other key difference is the hydraulic

Opposite page: Mobicon 2T, designed predominantly for indoors, warehouses and under awnings. Note the eight wheel design to spread load and minimise floor damage.

Above and below: Mobicon’s Top Frame unit can move containers without having to lift to full height, plus stack containers two-high.

Auckland

Mobicon

of the load, rather than banging around

Cabins are contained with the unit’s

Easton

explains:

on chains or wire ropes, which can break,

width, so less risk of damage, and less

“These new units give the option of going

need regular inspection and maintenance,

space required, while the containers are

one-over-one and at the same time can go

and replacement; it’s a solid unit and it’s

guided at every height, so there’s no need

under low awnings. Mobicon is ideal for tight

definitely got a place in NZ.”

to drive with the container fully lifted.

lift,

which

representative

NZ’s Ross

areas, and the design of the eight wheels

Two of the most popular units of the

Customers are often the best advocate,

just doesn’t tear up the ground, its low

Mini Straddle Carrier are from the larger

and Mobicon is the number one choice of

centre of gravity is better and safer than a

Mobicon range, which include the 2T,

mini-straddle carrier by the US Navy and

forklift. It also has the latest technology and

which moves inside buildings, under

Australian Customs.

the use of hydraulic cylinders as opposed

awnings and around warehouses; there’s

Contact:

to wire ropes. This eliminates the risk of

also the Top Frame, which can stack

Mobicon: www.mobiconsystems.com

breakage, and provides better stabilisation

containers two-high, and top-lifts.

021 991 287

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EASY RIDER Christchurch-based Raw Haulage has improved its paint cartage linehaul runs with a pair of Fruehauf B trains. A large part of its success is down to its Hendrickson INTRAAX suspension with ZMD and TIREMAAX PRO tyre inflation system.

Story: Dean Evans

Photos: Hayden Woolston

REAT RIDE QUALITY ISN’T JUST

G

“We move a lot of paint pales for Dulux

“I bought an Iveco when I first started

for the benefit of a driver, but

out in Wellington down to Christchurch,” he

out. I always take advice from mentors and

also the trailer and freight. When

says. “They cross paths in Picton each night

was told to buy a new truck, and Straun at

carrying delicate, fragile or easily damaged

– one’s going up while one is coming back.

Iveco would look after me. That was my first

goods, ride quality can mean the difference

My driver Jason drags them up to Picton with

Iveco and now I’m on my fourth one, but

between a happy customer, or a bill for

the Scania, unhooks them there, they go

the NZ Trucks back-up service, warranty and

thousands of dollars of damage, and with the

across on the ferry; we hook onto the other

relationship is why I keep going back.”

road conditions as variable and unpredictable

trailers that have just done the crossing and

as the weather, there’s a lot to say about a

bring them home. Meanwhile the other unit

truck and trailer unit that rides well, for both

is back on the boat to the Wellington depot: it

driver and cargo.

unloads and loads and comes back to Picton

As a driver for 25 years, Russell Waters knows this all too well. His Christchurchbased Raw Haulage business has recently invested in a pair of Fruehauf B-train trailers that started working in June 2018, whose main job is to cart pallets of 20-litre plastic paint pales for Mainfreight.

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to swap over again.

Hendrickson TIREMAAX PRO constantly, automatically inflates, deflates and equalises pressures across all the tyres to maximise ride quality, tyre life and fuel economy.

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Russell adds that the other truck came about from a late mate: “The Scania R620 is my first one I bought off a friend who had cancer, and passed away last year; he offered it to me to buy all his gear, including the Scania… and it’s smooth and nice riding.

“We’d always carted paint and with the traditional suspension the way it is, we’ve always had dramas in the past. Paint is such a bugger of a thing to cart; they’re palleted, but you can’t really stack them too well; you can’t really shrink wrap them that well either, and they move a lot while being transported.

“We

wouldn’t

get

a

‘lot’

of

spills

beforehand, but even just one was a pain.

Whether we had paint spill, or have it just fall over and need restacking in the morning, or

Above: Each of the Fruehauf’s B train units were fitted with 34 new Bridgestone tyres which have provided owner Russell with peace of mind, and eliminated the tyre problems he previously had. That’s 68 tyres!

Below: Fruehauf, Hendrickson and Bridgestone have come together to make this one of two very important and effective units for Raw Haulage and Mainfreight, for paint cans between Christchurch and Wellington.

just bulging the curtains, it was a pain to get up at 3am and re-do.”

This led to a discussion with a few industry

shocks, new bushes… and every time it was

the load, meaning that the system provides

thousands of dollars.

appropriate damping when the trailer is full,

experts a couple of years ago, says Russell:

“Now, with the new gear, I just take it in for

empty or partially loaded. The benefit over

“I’m no mechanic, so I put a lot of trust into the

a service, they give it a look over and make

traditional shock absorbers is there from day

people who sell me things, and their advice.

sure it’s all tight and moving, that air flows

one but becomes even more prominent as

“I’ve always gone to NZ Trucks for my

in and out of the airbags… I don’t have to

the trailer ages because as traditional shock

work, and Digga there is the best mechanic

touch it, they check it, and it’s back within a

absorbers wear and age, they become less

I’ve known. I was just talking to him about

few hours and loaded again, which makes life

effective - this is not the case for ZMD.

Hendrickson’s ZMD axles and he went through

easier for Mainfreight, for my drivers and for

it all, came back and said it’s a good thing.”

me, with less time off the road.”

So the Hendrickson INTRAAX with ZMD

Hendrickson’s John Simmons details: “By

“The freight arrives the same way it was loaded, and because the trailer isn’t pushing and pulling all the time, the tow coupling

system

removing the hydraulic shock absorbers and

components

combined with a TIREMAAX PRO tyre

incorporating the damping function into the

does the driver’s seat, and even the drivers

inflation system was recommended and

air springs, Hendrickson has changed the

themselves experience a smoother drive –

chosen. ZMD removes the conventional

way the body of the trailer is isolated from

they are a lot less fatigued at the end of a

shock absorber from the axle and uses only

road inputs. Not only is improved isolation

shift, helping OHS.”

the airbag for ride and damping; but it’s more

beneficial for sensitive freight, it also improves

Russell’s experience shines through with

than just the improved ride quality. “One of

the experience for the driver as the push-pull

both units. “With the Scania, it rides pretty

the biggest things was fewer moving parts,”

of the trailer on the truck is also reduced.

good anyway. I put it through its first tests

adds Russell. “When it comes to servicing

Traditional hydraulic shock absorbers provide

when I brought the trailers down from Picton,

time, there are just fewer parts to replace and

most of their damping when the axle moves

and she was loaded to the gunnels; and it was

it all came down to dollars and sense. With all

away from the chassis whereas ZMD acts in

like it’s on rails. I couldn’t believe how stable

the old gear, it needed cracks welded, new

both directions. ZMD damping also varies with

the trailers were on the road. You’ll generally

(Zero

Maintenance

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Damping)

experience

less

wear,

as

ZMD suspension removes conventional hydraulic shocks, controls ride height and ride control through its air springs, and provides improved ride quality and removes the fore-aft shunt that can happen with conventional suspension design.

R

USSELL’S CHOICE OF BRIDGESTONE R168 TYRES

tyre they’ve got in the truck; you’d sit there for a few hours while

has also complemented his B trains and the Hendrickson

it all happens, and it gets you back late, you run out late the next

Tiremaax Pro system. “I changed over to using brand

night and you just don’t catch up for the whole week and it’ll go

new Bridgestones about 18 months ago. I’ve been through

into the weekend and what is supposed to be free time.

retreads and other cheaper brands but next thing you know,

Or another factor: you could blow a retread and rip off a

they’d wobble all over the road. I thought a tyre was a tyre, but

guard – there’s extra money and time lost there. Since

every time we’d put them on the tractor unit, especially the steer

using Bridgestones, we’ve had no blowouts, no dramas, no

tyres, we’d have to take them off and on as they wouldn’t fit

nothing… their tyre man comes in every day, checks it over

the bead and they’d wear funny. Financially it was probably the

and we’re out the door.

same but it didn’t have the quality on the road or the same feel as

“We’ve only just replaced one axle of tyres, after 14

the Bridgestones; and because we’re on such a critical timeline

months and over 100,000km. And that’s the high-wear one

between boat and depot, you’d only need a tyre to blow at 4am

that does all the turning… the other Bridgestones are looking

down the Kaikoura Coast, and it’ll not only cost a lot of money to

to get over 200,000km. Other than that, we haven’t touched

get someone out that time, then you’ve got to put on whatever

a tyre on the trailer.”

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and maintenance, explains Russell: “You can have a flat tyre in Picton at 1am, and start the truck up and let it idle, and by the time you’re out of Picton, it’s inflated again. You drive it back to Christchurch and get it fixed there rather than wait for the tyre guy.

“Or, it might be sitting over the weekend, and you start the truck… green lights will come on for the front and back unit and it might pump air into the tyres, and you can hear the air flowing into the tyres while it’s inflating.

If the tyre’s pissing air, then you get the tyre guy out, but if it’s a slow leak, you can get it done the next day, or when it’s convenient.” feel the bumps as the trailer follows over

allow it to drop to 75psi before pumping air

John echoes Russell’s feedback with his

them, but with the ZMD, you feel like you

in. The benefits are that the tyres are always

own: “With a slow leak, the TIREMAAX PRO

had no trailer behind – you have a look in the

running at their best, the trailer is easier to

keeps it pumped up all day… even all week!

mirrors to make sure they’re following you!

tow, there’s a fuel saving and the life of the

If you’re time poor, you can leave getting the

Obviously they need to be loaded correctly,

tyres is maximised.”

tyre fixed until Friday evening, and it keeps

too, but you just don’t get the push and

“The TIREMAAX PRO is one of the best

running all week. The only time a warning light

pull and the bounce you would with normal

things I’ve ever bought,” enthuses Russell.

will come on is when there’s a major blow

trailers; they definitely ride very well.”

“There’s peace of mind knowing that the

out – which aren’t very common, especially on new tyres.”

Though there is one curiosity associated

tyres are always at their best. You ask a driver

with them, at least from a following, unaware

‘How often do you check pressures?’, and the

So final words go to Russell, who is clearly

driver: “From behind,” says Russell, “they look

answer is often just what you want to hear. So

one very happy customer: “Tony at Fruehauf

like they’re bouncing, but you just don’t feel it

knowing that they’re up to pressure all the time

gave me exactly what he told me I was

in the truck: it’s beautiful to drive. We’ve had

maximises the tyre’s lifespan. You only need

going to get; same with John Simmons at

three drivers drag those trailers and everyone

one tyre down to 60 percent before it starts to

Hendrickson. Everything’s just turned out to

swears by them with the ease of towing. And

wear, along with the other tyres around it. It’s

be as good as promised.”

we’ve hardly had any tip overs or paint stills

been a great thing, the TIREMAAX PRO, and I

Contacts:

since putting these new trailers on.”

couldn’t be happier with it and in the long run

Hendrickson:

it pays for itself, particularly as I’m planning on

https://aus.hendrickson-intl.com/

having these trailers for 10-15 years.”

Fruehauf: http://www.fruehauf.co.nz/

John reiterates Russell’s thoughts: “When following, the trailer visually moves up and down more, but it’s moving in a controlled

Apart from the key benefits, the TIREMAAX

manner and soaking up the bumps so the

PRO also offers slow puncture running control

Bridgestone: https://www.bridgestonetyres.co.nz

freight doesn’t move.”

Adds John: “One of our customers, ATL Haulage in Cromwell, carts fresh produce, and since using this suspension product, integrity has increased significantly. They have also noticed a significant reduction in R&M on the trailing units due to less stress on the unit. He’s told us there will be no other suspensions in his fleet apart from ZMD.” The other major component to aid the new units was the TIREMAAX PRO system, that controls all the tyre pressures – but it’s a lot smarter than just that.

Explains John: “With the TIREMAAX PRO, all your trailer’s tyres are at even pressures at

ZMD IN ACTION For the benefits of ZMD suspension, view the corporate video

all times. Russell’s are set at 85psi cold, and

at www.hendrickson-intl.com/Trailer/Videos/ZMD-Zero-Maintenance-Damping And see the TIREMAAX PRO video there as well, at www.hendrickson-intl.com/ Trailer/On-Highway/TIREMAAX.

the system will allow it to go to 95psi before it starts to deflate a tyre automatically. And it’ll 16 | Truckbody&Trailer

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Story & photos: Dean Evans

McCarthy Transport pulls together a double bin logging unit, using a Tates Hyva hookloader.

C

We met with McCarthy Transport’s

increasingly

Engineering Manager John Patterson,

then Hyva for the last two units. Hyva is the

known simply as JP, for a detailed look at the

biggest selling hook unit in the world, it’s a

UP LOGGING

sites

becoming

is

important,

one, but we had to go with an ATIB unit

SKID

LEANING

and

with

last

dollar,

the

need

new unit, which had been on the road for

very tidy and well put together unit with a

environmentally and socially aware, the rise

around six months, and stands as the latest

variety of options and a complete mounting

of truck and trailer units designed to tidy up

and greatest evolution of the McCarthy bin

package as well.

the valuable ‘residue’ is growing each year.

truck and trailer unit.

to

extract

every

and

be

There are a number of options to do this,

At the start, it was a new venture and a

but Whanganui’s McCarthy Transport has

learning experience for the McCarthy crew,

built and updated what it considers the best

according to JP: “We were one of the very

type of unit for its use: a double-bin Hyva

first [Hyva] customers… we liked the heavy

hooklift truck and trailer.

unit, we looked at it when we did the first

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“Mark McCarthy’s been working on this system for quite a while, but in the last two years we’ve gone from no bins, to having Right: Hyva hookloader loads and unloads bins in a matter of minutes.

1

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four trucks with around 34 bins. The last two

“We first got a Kenworth we bought off

a five-axle bin trailer that weighs about 5.2 tonne, so it keeps the payload up.

units were built within six months of each

Protrans and then we designed our own

other. The first one we built was an auto,

Makaranui trailers with an automatic locking

but it wasn’t as user friendly as we would

system so the guys don’t have to put pins

which have proven very successful: “We did

like, so we’ve gone with manuals, and given

in them; when they plug into the back it

consider a unit where the trailer is pulled into

them 600hp, the last two being 620 Scanias.

automatically locks the bin on. We load the

the back of the truck, but for us we think the

There were considerations for other styles

“This is our answer to binwood. We used

bin from the rear, so there’s no hydraulics

bins are a more versatile system; we can

to run crane trucks, picking it up with that…

on the trailer… there was no saving for us

cart chip, scoria shavings… the whole nine

but we basically abandoned that for this

going hydraulic, so there’s a little more time

yards. In some instances, these guys will be

process.

in turnaround, but it works, and we’ve got

loaded going up to Karioi, and they’ll bring a

A relatively simple five-axle Makaranui trailer with the rear-loaded/ unloaded bin.

The truck and Hyva unit transfers the trailer bin to the truck, before it unloads where it’s required.

Previous barn door design was changed for a top-swinging design, and the evolution has been very well received by users.

The bins are fitted with telematics to keep track of where they are.

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in, drop the bin, they will load it, we pull it out and away we go.”

“We modified our mounts to put load cells underneath it, an Elpinstone load cell scale system… so you can bolt and unbolt the whole system in a couple of hours. We wanted to be able to pull the bin onto the truck and know exactly what it weighs, and you don’t have to disconnect the hook at all.

If you have the load cells under the mounts, you’ve got to disengage the hook.”

“These guys pick up logs from 800mm to 3m. Some skids are big enough to put the bins on site and they load it, we just change them over. Other skids that are tight, like Makaranui five-axle trailer weighs about 5.2 tonne, so there’s plenty of payload.

the Razorbacks, we rock up any time of the day or night, drop the bin, they load it, and

load of scoria back for forestry roading, so

when you’re speccing it,” explains JP. “It’s

we take it away and put another one there.”

we get a load both ways.

easy to mount, for whatever chassis you

That’s for the fibre recovery, most of which

have. It’s fully serviceable with rollers that

is left behind. It all depends on the size of

in the five-axle air trailer – the other unit,

can be greased and a locking system – and

the skid, but it only takes them 10 minutes

the earlier ones are all one mechanical

the parts are available ex-Australia. If we

to load a bin – it’s done in a flash.

suspension, on composite springs… but

were doing another, we wouldn’t hesitate,

work just as well. The thing with these bins

it’s our choice of hook units – we’ve got two

on and go. It’s all about fibre recovery for the

is that they all disconnect and load from the

ATIBs and two of these.”

customer and we’ll cart anything in a 150km

“The other thing is there’s no hydraulics

rear, and use guide plates to ensure the bin

Of course it’s the suitability of operation

“And because it’s a bin, you just chuck it

radius.

“It’s another income stream for the

is centred during loading. The autolocks are

and the types of jobs that make this

a cassette design to easily replace worn

hookloader so appealing and suitable, adds

harvester – for stuff they were previously

components.”

JP: “The fact that we can pick the bin up

throwing over the bank. So from an

The Hyva hookloader system is locally

and go offers a huge advantage over a fixed

ecological point of view, it’s a way to go.

distributed by Tates NZ Ltd. Celebrating its

truck which needs a crane to load it… where

From a harvester’s point of view, you pick it

40th anniversary in 2019, Hyva originates

you’re carting a crane around all the time.

up and instead of throwing it away, just drop

from the Netherlands, and the hookloader is

We’re happy to cart the bin around, we can

it in the bin, and it’s that easy. It’s a quality

just one in the range of products.

leave it at the skid site and rotate them in

product, and you’re recovering the fibre that

and out. Or on a smaller skid site, we’ll rock

may have been lost… and you’re not fighting

“The Hyva gives you lots of versatility,

Load cells were fitted to determine the weight of each bin load.

Guide rails keep the bin centred during loading and guided into place.

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that export market for the fibre.

“This has been driven by Winstones wanting to be able to recover more fibre from their forests, and we’re seeing the amount of pulp wood actually reducing as we’re carting more binwood.”

With Tates providing the Hyva hookloader unit, it was natural to also use the Tates CS9 air suspension underneath, along with Wabco EBS. JP explains the reason for the scales: “We put it on load cells because on the skid site we’ve got no idea what the weight is, so we

truck bin at 6.4m and the trailer at 7.4m, but

swinging the doors from the top – and all the

pull each bin on the truck to weigh it – and

both these are at 7.4 so it doesn’t matter

feedback is positive. So this new style is the

we know just by the weight of it, which is

which bin is used where. Originally we made

future for us; we managed to keep them the

the truck bin and which is the trailer bin. On

those bins to match the original bins that

same weight, but improved them in the way

the truck, the bin is only half full, but the

came with the original Protrans unit – we

we lock the door.”

trailer bin is full to the top.

initially built six bins to suit that unit, but after

You could say they’re hooked.

them, we’ve done them all the new bins at

Contacts:

can’t get HPMVs up the Paraparas, but we’re

7.4m… and then we even stretched one to

McCarthy Transport:

working on that – but the reality is we can’t get

8.4m as a tipper bin.

www.mccarthytransport.co.nz

“We’re running these units at 50MAX as we

the volume to get the weight up anyway.

And it’s not just the trailer that Makaranui

“The evolution of design, initially pretty much a Real Steel design for the scrap metal

has developed and built, says JP: “We

guys, a barn door design. We had no real

develop the bins, too, so we’ve looked at

experience, but to suit the McCarthy system,

and reviewed the bin design with a new

we basically made a couple of changes: all

shape and curved sides.

our bins have at least 100-150mm taper, so

“The truck bin on this unit is our version

they’re wider at the back than at the front to

one design, and the back bin is the revised

aid the discharge. With the barn doors, we

design. The very first bins we did were a

identified some potential risks so we’re now

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Below: Both bins are now the same design, allowing either to be interchanged between truck and trailer, the weight of the load dictating position.

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Story: Mike Stock

A

HINO

lifting. On a digital read-out, the crane tells the

Another Hiab is on its way to LT Transport,

700 fitted with a Hiab 544E-6 HiPro

operator when it’s lifting at 50, 80 and 100

says Callan: “As part of our crane fleet

crane, means Lower Hutt’s LT

percent capacity.”

management, we’re selling one of our older

NEWLY-COMMISSIONED

Transport can now take on heavier-lift work.

To enhance safety, the driver can operate

LT Transport owners, Callan and Janine

the crane from a safe distance, using a remote.

Tomkies, say the new rig has been operating

Technology also monitors the crane’s stability

for just on five months, and that the company

and intervenes if it is compromised.

is building its workload progressively.

small cranes, and we will be replacing it with another Hiab.”

LT Transport’s crane trucks include 4x2s, 6x4s, and 8x4s covering a range of sizes and

The safety gear is designed to keep the

brands. “We’ve got some eight-wheelers; six-

The truck is a model 3248 Hino 700 8x4

crane operator and other people in the truck’s

wheelers with racks for longer roofing loads

tractor unit with the Hiab mid-mounted just

vicinity as safe as possible, and is a key part of

on top; we’ve got a little tipper; and we have a

behind the cab. The Hino 700 can be fitted

the Hiab’s equipment.

van and a ute which work for Bunnings most of the time.

with a six-metre clip-on deck, allowing it to be

Out of LT Transport’s 14 crane trucks, 10

operated as a rigid. Alternatively, the deck can

trucks are fitted with Hiab cranes. The owners

“We’ve got one semi which runs behind the

be taken off and a semi-trailer hooked up. That

explain that they have found Hiabs to be more

Hino 700 and we’ve also got a four-axle pull

makes LT’s Hino a versatile unit that can be

reliable, and more cost-effective, making them

trailer that can work with the Hino when the

reconfigured quickly for different jobs.

the company’s preferred crane at the moment.

truck is in rigid configuration. We’ve also got a couple of other pull trailers.”

The Hiab Hi Pro is equally versatile, and

Callan has had “a great relationship” with

ultra-powerful: at five metres extension, it can

Hiab’s NZ distributors. At TRT (which became

The fleet includes a Volvo tractor unit that

lift 10.5 tonnes, and at 15 metres, 2.7 tonnes.

the brand’s local distributor last year), he’s still

can tow the same semi-trailer that the Hino

It’s fitted with a range of cutting-edge safety

working with the same sales rep, Christchurch-

700 does; it also tows others trailers, including

technology. “The crane has all of the latest

based Hiab expert Barry Munro, who has a

some for Toll.

safety equipment,” says Callan. “Cut-outs

wealth of experience with Hiabs, and moved

swing into action to prevent an operator over-

with the brand to TRT.

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LT Transport aims for ever-increasing variety within its fleet so it can meet the

needs of as many different, and difficult, jobs

21 years, who with wife Janine has owned LT

and then we get something out of the blue,

as possible, operating on the belief that: “if

Transport for the past three-and-a-half years,

outside the lower North Island.”

you have all the same trucks, you’re limited

purchased off Lee Turner after working for him

as to what you can do.”

for 17 years.

Callan, who’s been in the transport game for

Since taking over, they’ve bought 10 more vehicles; bringing the fleet up to a total of 20.

Most of the company’s work is in the

Since buying the company, Callan and Janine have set up LT Transport’s own yard, in which they operate an MPI-approved transitional facility and offer their surplus space as areas for storage.

Wellington region. “We do a bit up to Kapiti,

John Stephens, who has been working

Palmy and the Wairarapa, and every now

together with Callan for 20 years, drives the Hino 700. John began his career driving a tipper truck. And since then, has continually increased his skill level, moving his way up through 4x2s, 6x4s and then on to 8x4s. “He’s one of our most experienced drivers,” adds Callan.

LT Transport is reaching new places with its big Hino/Hiab 544 unit, the biggest crane truck the company has put on the road yet.

The Hiab HiPro on this LT Transport unit is at the heavy duty end of the crane-maker’s range, with a 51 tm capacity, a 15.5m outreach, and up to 18.5m vertical reach.

Truckbody&Trailer | 25

LT Transport is still building up the roster of jobs for the Hino 700/Hiab 544. So far the truck is doing heavy-lifting, some container work and hauling concrete bunkers.

“This morning, we had 13-metre steel pipes on it, weighing three to four tonne each,” says Callan. “We wouldn’t be able to do that without this crane and vehicle configuration.”

The big crane also allows the company to unload heavy machinery from open-topped containers.

But LT Transport has only scratched the surface of the new rig’s potential. The Hino/Hiab is taking the company into a whole new level.

HIAB IN DETAIL Hiab HiPro is at the heavy duty end of the crane-maker’s range, with a 51 tm capacity.

It has a 15.5 metre outreach, and up to 18.5 metres vertical reach.

Hiab was originally a Swedish firm that developed and manufactured truck-mounted cranes from the mid-20th century; since 2005 it has been part of Finnish cargohandling giant, Cargotec.

In New Zealand, Hamilton-based TRT took over Hiab distribution towards the end of 2018.

In common with all Hiab cranes, the hexagonal boom 26 | Truckbody&Trailer

G540

R168

R294

profile allows larger slide pads, making the

The crane’s intelligent system (SPACE)

extensions move more smoothly, and reducing

maintains stability automatically, improving

mechanical wear on the boom.

safety for the driver and other people working

Continuous slewing and an X-function allow

around the truck.

operators to angle the boom 10 degrees

Contacts:

and 35 degrees, including the jib, to reach

LT Transport www.lttransport.co.nz

otherwise inaccessible places.

TRT www.trt.co.nz.

Continuous slewing improves the crane’s flexibility, and infinite rotation allows operators to work freely around the truck’s perimeter and always slew in a desired direction.

HIAB’s controlled extension and retraction sequence means the extensions always move in the same order. Hiab says the controlled sequence means that the total weight is lower – an important factor on a long boom system.

Full sequence cylinders provide smoothness and precision when the crane is working at long outreach. They’re designed to prevent the crane from making any unexpected movements during extension or retraction.

The crane’s HiPro manoeuvring system includes electronic productivity functions that provide extra capacity and improve operating efficiency. Each function is designed to selfactivate smoothly.

HiPro allows the crane to multi-task, one minute doing precision work, the next doing fast routine jobs.

The HIAB has a VSL system that is designed to make working in confined spaces easier while retaining stability and high capacity. The function lets operators focus fully on driving the crane.

Soft-sealed

fittings

are

designed

to

withstand vibration and high pressure. Hiab says leakage is kept to a minimum.

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LIFT & SHIFT Story & photos: Dean Evans

For Hawke’s Bay’s JRP, a big crane truck just wasn’t enough – so with the help of Deakin Trucks Isuzu, AllCrane and Hendrickson, this unique tri-drive Fassi truck loader crane lifts things to new heights.

30 | Truckbody&Trailer

Above: 2003 to 2019, JRP owner Paul Wheatley’s truck number one was also an Isuzu, with truck number four his latest and definitely greatest, with a Fassi crane.

O

NE SMALL STEP FOR A CRANE TRUCK JUST WASN’T

well do it big.”

going to be enough this time, for Paul Wheatley and his Napier-

So for his latest and fourth crane truck since his business venture

based JRP Ltd crew. After 16 years of crane truck operation,

started with a refurbished Isuzu Hiab crane truck back in 2003, he

his previous three units were small steps – though he thought they

needed one giant leap, and got it with the Fassi F820RA, the largest

‘were’ big at the time.

crane to ever go on an Isuzu truck, and one of the largest in NZ for long

“I’ve done two units before,” says Paul, “and each time I thought ‘this is going to be my last one… I don’t need any bigger’. Then a year

reach, heavy work that hadn’t previously been done in Hawke’s Bay. The FASSI F820 puts JRP in the ‘Big League’.

later, I needed a bigger one. And then a year later, I needed a bigger one

A year ago, Paul talked with Dion Butler at Deakin Trucks Isuzu in

again! But with everything getting so heavy now, with septic tanks and

nearby Hastings, and after working out his wants and needs and future

water tanks, we thought if we’re going to do something, we might as

plans, came up with a plan to build an Isuzu with a unique tri-drive set-

Lots of Deakin detail work includes the stairs, fitting Roadrunner toolboxes, ladder and dunnage storage, plus routing the exhaust out the side with some chroming to finish it off.

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Alcoa wheels on board the three drive axles.

up, mounting a large Fassi F820 crane – one of the largest of its type

used for roof trusses, roofing iron, AC units on top of buildings. It can lift

mounted on a truck in the southern hemisphere.

up to 21 metres and out to 14.5m horizontally with 1025Kg – the height

“I had a friend in Gisborne who had bought a Fassi, and he spoke

of an eight-storey building - and putting a tonne on top of a roof… that’s

highly of it,” recalls Paul. “So I met with Gary Walker at AllCrane, and we

the impressive part about the F820: its abilities in high places. The crane

talked about it… and I thought I’ve got nothing to lose. And right from

will also lift almost four-tonne at full horizontal stretch at just over 16m

the start, their professionalism and back-up has been fantastic – so far,

hydraulically on the main boom, or 1200kg up to 31.0m.

I’m very impressed.”

With a touchscreen display on the crane itself, plus on-board scales, the operation is all handled through a remote, with lots of clever touches,

Of course they needed a truck to mount it on, and for that, Dion at Deakin Trucks worked out an ambitious and unique concept, running an Isuzu CYH530 10x6 with tri-drive.

like automatic fold and unfold functions to preset positions – but the big

“There are two big things that we’ve changed,” says Dion: “The drive

Fassi’s lifting ability is in its strength and length, with AllCrane’s Gary

layout and the rear suspension. It’s six-wheel drive, but there’s a hell of a

Walker enthusiastic about the new unit: “It has a 28.1 metre reach,”

lot of work to turn it into a 10x6,” explains Dion. “It’s an Isuzu CYH530,

says Gary. “We’ve got four others of these cranes in the country, but

so 530hp through a Roadranger manual… but they come out factory on

this is the first of its type, on the road with a fly jib – which is typically

spring suspension, so we’ve removed that, reduced the wheelbase by

With the clip-on deck and fifth wheel, it’s a long unit, with payloads between 6.4-7.5 tonne depending if it’s fitted with the flyjib.

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Deakin Isuzu fitted tri-drive to this unit for maximum traction and weight loading, adding an extra genuine Isuzu axle underneath, and improving its abilities all around.

Ringfeder hitch allows the option of a semi-trailer.

350mm and put in Hendrickson Primaax EX severe duty air suspension.”

“It’s the kind of innovation these guys wanted; the way the system

The Hendrickson Primaax EX system uses larger volume air springs,

is set up, when one axle goes up, the other two go down, so there’s

but requires less air pressure to lift and support load. Minimal pinion angle

always positive traction on the ground. With the extra weight of the tri-

changes and an integrated stabiliser system helps offer a smooth ride,

axle, we’re down to 7.5 tonne payload… with the jib on it, it’s down to

improved vehicle control and minimal lean or sway through sweeping

around 6.4 tonne payload.

corners.

“The tri-drive has grip all over the show, but it’s more about the weight

“We do a lot of those suspensions into our trucks already, it’s

loading than the added traction in the odd places they need to go. There

pretty straightforward,” adds Dion. “We put this suspension regularly

are more drive axles on the ground, and more wheels driving, there

in tippers… we do a dozen sets a year, so we’re pretty well versed.

are also diff locks as a factory option; the added weight adds another

We have pre-made mounting plates and it was a just a case of spacing

tonne, but this drive axle adds extra payload: it goes from a 15 tonne

– the hardest part was getting the centre-diff all set up and ready for

combination to 21 tonne.

placement.

“There are also Roadrunner toolboxes, and factory standard Alcoa

“Once the calculations of sorting it out and all the details design and

wheels,” adds Dion. “There’s also a slightly modified exhaust: they

prep was done, our engineer made it all look easy,” adds Dion. “He’d

normally come out underneath, but we put a bend in it and out the side

been with us for 27 years, and it’s been a love project really.”

with a bit of chrome.”

The tri-drive was made by adding another (identical) heavy duty

As far as the truck goes, it has a spoiler kit, side skirts, and dump valve

diff inserted between the two existing differentials. Beattys Driveline

to keep the stability when the crane’s out. We built all the toolboxes on

Technologies in Auckland manufactured the jackshaft to fit, working out

the front and the front footpad holders; with all the suspension, there

all the driveline angles.

wasn’t a lot of space for the footpads, which are 800x800mm and

Truckbody&Trailer | 33

Automatic fold and unfold preset makes using the Fassi very easy, via the touchscreen or, more commonly, via the remote.

30-40kg each – so we had to get young Reece to test lift and fit them into place.

“There’s storage for a ladder, and a dunnage box… Sam and Ethan from Deakins did the chequerplate, toolbox, chainbox and accessway.”

a Friday.

“We’re absolutely stoked with the outcome – everyone has done a really good job. I was never into trucks but love the crane work and it just took off and grew, and it’s still growing today. This is the cream of the

From concept to delivery took about 11 months, and it would have

crop, and the whole family is involved: my partner Bex runs the trucks,

been sooner had it not been for some container delays related to the size

my two sons, Rhys and Jake; we’ve got a neat client backing and we’re

of the crane, open-top containers and specifically stinkbugs – but that’s

pretty proud of what we do.

all behind them now.

“We needed the extra truck anyway,” says Paul, “and this new unit will be used for everything; it’ll cover the normal high work with the flyjib off, and with the flyjib on we’ll hit that crane market.”

And as luck would have it, the new unit got its first day off, with the

“We can do anything from water tanks to crane work, we do trusses for Carters, frames, and concrete product for Hynds and Humes… we’re into everything – if we can lift it, we can shift it.”

Contacts: Deakin Isuzu www.deakintrucks.co.nz

Isuzu Fassi handed over on a Thursday in August, explains Paul: “We’re

Fassi/All Crane www.allcrane.co.nz

straight into it Monday, as it’s apparently bad luck for a truck to start on

Hendrickson https://aus.hendrickson-intl.com

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The Fassi F820 reaches out its 30m+ arm for the first time. Its weight at height is a key strength.

AllCrane handled all the crane work, designing and fabricating the sub frame and installing the Fassi crane at its Mt Wellington workshop.

Ringfeder opens up other options for the versatile unit.

The family team behind the unit, from left to right: JRP’s Rhys Wheatley, Bex Nash, Paul Wheatley, Ava Nash-Wheatley, Jake Wheatley, Sue Nash, plus Deakin Trucks’, Sam O’Connor, Dion Butler, and All Crane/Fassi’s Gary Walker.

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STRONG & POWERING ON Words: Staff

Patchell is on track to rack up its 10th year of trailer sales success, with units like this five-axle flat chassis billet trailer for Gisborne’s Kruck Logging.

Photo: Outlaw Photography.

While Patchell maintains its strength, well on track for its tenth year at the top, many of the top ten brands are showing solid sales and market share.

I

T MAY HAVE BEEN A MODEST START TO 2019, BUT THE

a distinct gap, even Transfleet’s two-unit improvement over 2018

trailer market has shown some strong signs of market growth as

shows strength in the market.

we pass the mid-year point. Like just about any race, when the

leader has a gap, it can focus on being efficient, and it appears that

Even 11th-placed TES is powering, up from 22 units in 2018 to 36, year-on-year to the end of July – a 63 percent increase!

way with Patchell, whose efforts to the end of July have not only

Projecting yearly sales, Patchell is well on track to record

provided it with a comfortable lead over the nearest competitor,

another year as number one trailer-maker, and round out its tenth

it’s afforded the Rotorua-based company the luxury of bumping its

year at the top. Mathematically, at the current rates, Patchell need

builds and registrations over the first four months, increasing its

only produce another six weeks of trailers – to around mid-Sept –

market share ever so slightly from 12.1 percent by the end of April,

to claim the yearly sales race over second-placed MTE. Using the

to 12.5 percent by the end of July. This brings it to similar registration

same methodology, Patchell is also on track to produce 195 units

levels as 2017, where it had a larger 14.6 percent market share.

for the full year, remembering 2018 was the first and only time a

All four top trailer brands – Patchell, MTE, Roadmaster and

brand had exceeded 200 units in a year.

Fruehauf, plus Domett in eighth – have lost a little volume

Roadmaster may have swapped positions with MTE since we

compared to the record-setting 2018, and all but Roadmaster

last published the end-of-April data, but the merger between

have dropped market share, albeit ever so slightly; still plenty of

the two companies is looking strong, with the two separate

time to consolidate builds and sales for the remainder of 2018.

companies placed fourth and fifth for the same period just two

Aside from Patchell, there’s a good spread of sales across the

years ago.

top ten brands, with just 14 units being the difference between

The total market now sits at 910, just five percent off 2018, and

second placed MTE and ninth-placed Transport Trailers. TMC

a one-percent strengthening since April – and 18 percent higher

and Transport Trailers are the big movers, year on year, with a 15

than 2017, which is a feat in itself.

percent and 34 percent sales improvement, respectively.

And while the unit sales back to Transfleet in tenth place shows 44 | Truckbody&Trailer

Focussing on sales regions, MTE’s sales surge has naturally given the Hamilton area a boost, though the top six markets –

Eight of Roadmaster’s builds, just a few that have helped keep the company near the top of the sales charts in 2019.

Auckland, Hamilton, Christchurch, Invercargill, Rotorua and Palmy

Fruehauf built two B-trains for Raw Haulage to cart paint pales for Mainfreight, as featured in this issue.

similar numbers to previous years.

North show at least similar performance, or a slight loss over 2018

The 30-40 tonne market is clearly where the biggest demand is

sales. Seventh and above all generally show a slight increase over

in volume, but it’s the 20-30 tonne area that’s shown the biggest

previous years, to the end of July.

increase from 2018, increasing both volume (311 vs 281 units),

Talking GVM, MTE and TRT still hold the 60t+ category, as they did after April this year, at least showing consistency. So far, Patchell is yet to record a registration in this sector, down on the

and market share (34.2 vs 27.6 percent). Unsurprisingly, those two GVMs account for 85 percent of the NZ trailer industry.

On the import side, which accounts for less than four-percent of the total market share, the state of the NZD versus USD has

three it registered by the same time last year.

In the 50-60t market, the lack of Patchell registrations create

kept US imports down, though an influx from France has boosted

the illusion that this sector has lost volume, however the other

it to number one for 2019 at the end of July – a return to 2017

companies, MTE, Felbinder, TRT and Convair are all registering

when it was also strong.

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Brand PATCHELL

Increase of share

loss of share

No change

GVM in kg YT April 0ver 60,000

2019

2018

2017 YT July Volume % 112 14.6

M.T.E.

77

8.5

89

9.3

58

7.6

ROADMASTER

73

8.0

75

7.8

60

7.8

FRUEHAUF

67

7.4

92

9.6

78

10.2

TMC

67

7.4

58

6.0

49

6.4

DOMETT

63

6.9

66

6.9

63

8.2

TRANSPORT TRAILERS

63

6.9

47

4.9

55

7.2

TRANSFLEET

36

4.0

34

3.5

33

4.3

TES

36

4.0

22

2.3

17

2.2

33

4.3 1.8

JACKSON

28

3.1

29

3.0

FREIGHTER

18

2.0

32

3.3

EVANS

17

1.9

14

1.5

14

HAMMAR

15

1.6

13

1.4

13

1.7

MILLS-TUI

15

1.6

12

1.3

5

0.7

MAKARANUI

15

1.6

9

0.9

4

0.5

KRAFT

14

1.5

17

1.8

15

2.0

CWS

13

1.4

12

1.3

11

1.4

FAIRFAX

12

1.3

27

2.8

7

0.9

TRT

12

1.3

5

0.5

3

0.4 7.4

MAXICUBE

10

1.1

51

5.3

57

TANKER ENGINEERING

10

1.1

3

0.3

4

0.5

CHEFTAIN

8

0.9

13

1.4

11

1.4

MORGAN

5

0.5

3

0.3

1

0.1

4

0.4

7

0.7

5

0.7

HTS

4

0.4

6

0.6

4

0.5

LUSK

4

0.4

6

0.6

7

0.9

GUY NORRIS

4

0.4

3

0.3

2

0.3

LOWES

4

0.4

3

0.3

2

0.3

0.1

KOROMIKO

4

0.4

2

0.2

WARREN -GARLAND

4

0.4

2

0.2

2

0.3

COWAN

3

0.3

5

0.5

6

0.8

vol

%

vol

%

vol

%

MTE

8

0.9

8

0.8

6

0.7

Patchell

0

0.0

3

0.3

TRT

3

0.3

1

0.1

50,001 to 60,000

4

0.8

11

2.1

No I/D

2018 YT July Volume % 132 13.8

ADAMS & CURRIE

2017

1

2019 YT July Volume % 114 12.5

4

1.0

2

0.2

Patchell

0

0.0

20

2.0

3

0.4

TEO

3

0.3

5

0.5

2

0.3

MTE

4

0.4

5

0.5

5

0.6

DOUGLAS

3

0.3

4

0.4

1

0.1

Felbinder

2

0.2

3

0.3

MORBARK

3

0.3

3

0.3

1

0.1

TRT

1

0.1

SEC

3

0.3

3

0.3

4

0.5

CONVAIR

1

0.1

MTT

2

0.2

8

0.8

7

0.9

0 to 50,000

8

FELDBINDER

2

0.2

3

0.3

1

0.1

1 2

0.1

0.2

30

40,001 to 50,000

80

8.8

80

7.9

73

8.7

MD ENGINEERING

2

0.2

3

0.3

30.001 to 40,000

470

51.6

562

55.3

427

50.9

BEL

2

0.2

2

0.2

1

0.1

20,001 to 30,000

311

34.2

281

27.6

298

35.5

GLASGOW ENGINEERING

1

0.1

4

0.4

2

0.3

10,001 to 20,000

20

2.2

25

2.5

10

1.2

PTE

1

0.1

4

0.4

5

0.7

1.5

WHITE

1

0.1

4

0.4

3

0.4

MF KING

1

0.1

1

0.1

2

0.3

BISON

1

0.1

1

0.1

1

TRINITY

0

0.0

6

0.6

NICKEL

0

0.0

3

0.3

SDC

0

0.0

3

0.3

< 10,001 Total all

Country of origin

18

2.0

910

2019

Australia UK China France

15

1.6

Germany Turkey Other

2 2 4

0.2 0.2 0.4

New Zealand Total

46 | Truckbody&Trailer

839

vol 5 21

5 1 1

2017 % 0.5 2.1

0.5 0.1 0.1

0.0 4 876 910

13

2018 % 0.2 0.4 0.1

South Africa

2.7

1017

vol 2 4 1

USA Netherlands

27

0.4 0.0 96.3

15 969 1017

1.5 95.3

vol 8 11 3

% 1.0 1.3 0.4

10

1.2

1

0.1

ACE

0

0.0

2

0.2

CONVAIR

1

0.1

2

0.2

CELCO

0

0.0

2

0.2

DTS

0

0.0

2

0.2

MANAC

0

0.0

2

0.2

BANDIT

0

0.0

1

0.0

0.1 0.0

1

0.1

2

0.3

0.1

1

0.1

2

0.2

MJ CUSTOM

0

0.0

1

0.1

1

0.1

3 1

0.4 0.1

MUDGWAY

0

0.0

1

0.1

1

0.1

PENNY ENGINEERING

0

0.0

1

0.1

1

0.1

95.4

OTHER

65

7.1

57

5.9

71

9.2

Total

910

800 839

960

768

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Fruehauf NZ Ltd - fruehauf.co.nz Ad on page: ..................................................................N/A

Tidd Ross Todd - trt.co.nz Ad on page: .................................................................... 45

Gary Douglas Engineering - garydouglas.co.nz Ad on page: ..................................................................N/A

TLMacLean Ltd - tlmaclean.co.nz Ad on page: .................................................................... 37

Hammar NZ - hammar.co.nz Ad on page: ...................................................................... 6

TMC Trailers - tmc-trailers.co.nz Ad on page: ..................................................................N/A

Jackson Enterprises - jacksonenterprises.co.nz Ad on page: ..................................................................N/A

Total Transport Engineers Ltd Ad on page: ..................................................................N/A

Kraft Engineering - kraftengineering.co.nz Ad on page: ..................................................................N/A

Tradesman Motorbodies 2000 Ltd - tmb2000ltd.co.nz Ad on page: ..................................................................N/A

Kingsford Motor Bodies - kingsfordmotorbodies.co.nz Ad on page: ..................................................................N/A

Transport Trailers - tandg.co.nz Ad on page: ..................................................................N/A

LB Engineering - lbengineering.co.nz Ad on page: ..................................................................N/A Lowes Industries - lowes.nz Ad on page: ..................................................................N/A

Transport Engineering Otago ltd - teotago.co.nz Ad on page: ..................................................................N/A Transport Engineering Southland - tes.co.nz Ad on page: ...................................................................N/A

McCormack Motor Bodies - mmbltd.co.nz Ad on page: ..................................................................N/A

Transfleet Equipment Ltd - transfleet.co.nz Ad on page: ..................................................................N/A

McCurdy Trucks - mccurdy.co.nz Ad on page: ..................................................................N/A

Transmech NZ - transmech.co.nz Ad on page: ..................................................................N/A

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Transworx S.I Ltd - transworx.co.nz Ad on page: ..................................................................N/A Trout River - troutriver.co.nz Ad on page: ..................................................................N/A Trucks New Zealand Ltd - trucksnz.co.nz Ad on page: ..................................................................N/A Waikato Motor Bodies Ltd - waikatomotorbodies.co.nz Ad on page: ..................................................................N/A Waimea Engineering - trinder.co.nz Ad on page: ..................................................................N/A Wairau Truck Bodies – ALIMAX - wairautruckbodies.co.nz Ad on page: ..................................................................N/A Valley Crates - valleycrates.co.nz Ad on page: ..................................................................N/A Warren Auger Bins Ltd - warrenaugerbins.co.nz Ad on page: ...................................................................N/A

SUPPLIERS Alemlube - alemlube.co.nz Ad on page: ...................................................................N/A Allflow - allflow.co.nz Ad on page: ...................................................................N/A Airplex - airplex.co.nz Ad on page: ..................................................................N/A Archers Auto Springs - autosprings.co.nz Ad on page: ..................................................................N/A Brake’z & Alignment Ltd - brakez.co.nz Ad on page: ..................................................................N/A Bridgestone - bridgestonetyres.co.nz Ad on page: .................................................................... 27 BPW Transport Efficiency - tenz.co.nz Ad on page: ..................................................................N/A Bigfoot Equipment - bigfoot.co.nz Ad on page: ..................................................................N/A CAL Isuzu - calisuzu.co.nz Ad on page ....................................................................N/A CDL Autoparts/Peterson - cdlautoparts.co.nz Ad on page: ..................................................................N/A Commercial Transport Spares - cts.co.nz Ad on page: ..................................................................N/A Ezi Tarp - ezitarp.com Ad on page: ...................................................................N/A Forest Centre - forestcentre.com.au Ad on page: ..................................................................N/A Gough Palfinger - goughpalfinger.co.nz Ad on page: ..................................................................N/A Gough Transpecs - goughtranspecs.co.nz Ad on page: ..................................................................N/A Hella - hella.co.nz Ad on page: ....................................................................... 5

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Hendrickson - hendrickson.com.au Ad on page: ....................................................................... 3 Hino Distributors (NZ) Ltd - hino.co.nz Ad on page: ....................................................................IFC Homan Engineering Services Ltd - homan.co.nz Ad on page: ...................................................................N/A Jost NZ - jost.nz Ad on page: ...................................... .......................... 7, 29 Kiwi Tarps - kiwitarps.co.nz Ad on page: ..................................................................N/A Malcolm Cab Solutions - Rotorua Ad on page: ..................................................................N/A Mega Pacific - megapacific.co.nz Ad on page: ..................................................................N/A Mikes Transport Warehouse - mtw.net.nz Ad on page: ..................................................................N/A Nationwide Stock Crates - nationwidecrates.co.nz Ad on page: ..................................................................N/A NZ Tarping Systems - nztarpingsystems.co.nz Ad on page: ..................................................................N/A NZ Trucks - nztrucks.co.nz Ad on page: ..................................................................N/A Peak Panel & Paint - peakpanelandpaint.co.nz Ad on page: ..................................................................N/A Plytech International Ltd - plytech.co.nz Ad on page: ..................................................................N/A Promax Engineered Plastics Ltd - promaxplastics.co.nz Ad on page: ..................................................................N/A PTEK Ltd - ptek.co.nz Ad on page: ..................................................................N/A PPG - ppgpaints.co.nz Ad on page: ..................................................................N/A Racewell Engineering (McIndoe Group) - mcindoegroup.co.nz Ad on page: ..................................................................N/A Real Steel - realsteel.co.nz Ad on page: .................................................................... 39 Resene Automotive & Light Industrial - fleetcare.net.nz Ad on page: .................................................................... 23 Rhino Products - mudguards.co.nz Ad on page: ..................................................................N/A Roadrunner Manufacturing - roadrunnerltd.co.nz Ad on page: ..................................................................N/A SiLodec - silodec.co.nz Ad on page: .......................................... Inside Back Cover Smallbone Isuzu - smallbones.co.nz Ad on page: ..................................................................N/A Tates NZ Ltd - South Auckland Ad on page: ...................................................................IFC Thermo King - thermoking.co.nz Ad on page: ..................................................................N/A TRT - trt.co.nz Ad on page: .................................................................... 42 Truck & Trailer Parts - tatp.co.nz Ad on page: ..........................................Inside Front Cover

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